Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-23
WONDERFUL NESMERIsM.
a Frcuchman Who Has People at His
Will.
London Standard.

London Standard.
The Sale du Zodiaque st the Grand
Hotel in Paris was crowded Wednesday
night, April 20, with doctors, journalists
and well-known Parisians, who had been
invited by NJ. Hepp, the editor of the
Voltaire, to witness some interesting
experiments of newly discovered
| hypnotizer, NJ. Moulin. Without at
tempting to account for the extrao1 binary
power possessed by M. Moulin, who is q
comparatively young and handsome man,
lover the doctors, journalists and ladies
f9f the audience who consented to mount
1.-THE platform and allow him to experiment
#upon them, l will state in g few words
], what he did.
] M. Moulin does not put people to
sleep, but makes them obey his Will while
thoroughly awake He began by choos-
/ ing his subjects among the people who
Lures athsr1selve by placing his hand
! on tffe hSbe of the neck. While talking
to them he inquired whether they felt an
unusual heat under his hand. If an
affirmative answer was given he knew ne
had good subject, and, while telling
him to stand up straight, soon brought
him on his knees by simply placing one
]
other in front OF his knees
1t was extremely curious to witness the
efforts made by some people TO keep
their feet, but it was useless; they had to
60 down on their knees. One gentleman,
well known in Partisan society, was
dragged around the room among the
spectators by NJ. Moulin, who put that
gentleman's hand first on his shoulders
and then on his head, and then told him
to follow him. When they got back to
the platform he told the same gentleman,
when sitting on the ground, that he for
babe him to rise. Notwithstanding the
most strenuous efforts, he could not rise
until he had received the magnetlzer's
permission.
One of the writers on the Gaulois was
operated on in yet more astonishing
manner. Placed st the extremity of the
long hall, with his back turned to NJ.
Moulin, he was told to do all he could to
prevent himself being drawn backward
toward the platform. He used what
seemed to be almost superhuman efforts
to stand where he was, but soon his legs
began trembling violently, and in spite of
all he was soon walking backward to-
ward the operator.
After that everybody was made to
laugh heartily by the same gentleman be-
ing made to dance IN most amusing
manner. NJ. Moulin also fought mock
duel with him. Asking for two
walking sticks, ne gave one to the
gentleman, and after crossing swords
with him, paralyzed mis- arm by
his will. After releasing his ad-
versaTy from mat Instantaneous po-
tisicn, NJ. Moulin told him that he defled
him TO touch him with the stick The
operator failed in this instance; for, after
9 prolonged effort, during which the
journalist seemed TO strain every nerve
and muscle in his body, he at last touched
NJ. Moutin's chest.
The operator, however, won great
applause by recommending the expert !
ment. He stood perfectly still and !
offered, as before, no resistance but mis- |
will and magnetic power. The gentle |
man, with his stick, struggled, so to /
say, against the air, but he failed to |
touch the operator, One of the ladies' |
present was then told By NJ. Moulin, |
while she was sitting among the specta- |;
tors, that he defied her to say "Nebu-
1t was ridiculous in the
extreme to hear her try in vain, till the
OpeI6IOI SdEC utI p6ILulSslOu ~ say LQe [
word.
The same lady was evidently a good |
subject, for M. Moulin, placing two
chairs in the middle Of the plstform, sat
down on one, and then told the lady she
would come and sit down on the other
and lean her head on his shoulder. She
but in few minutes she was
seized with most violent trembling in
her outstretched arms. She got up and
then threaded her way among the specta-
tors in what seemed to be a nervous
trance, for she trembled most violently
Some people thought she would trip on
the platform steps, but M. Moulin, who
was sitting quietly awaiting her arrival,
them by saying: "She can not
Iall; forbid her"
She sat down on the chair, and, when
here, seemed determined not to put her
lesd on the OPERATORS shoulder; but in q
ew moments she closed her eyes, and
ct her head fall. At the same instant
VI. Moulin started to his feet and, blow
ng in her face, restored her instantly to
Other equally estonish-
ng experiments were made by M. Moulin
IN people who cannot be supposed for q
moment to be scGomplices TO q trick.